Officers fired bean-bag rounds at the windows and used a Taser gun to subdue the man.

Trail and two officers received minor scrapes and cuts during the incident.

Police were unsure why Trail reacted the way he did. He was scheduled to be in court Tuesday morning to face charges of animal cruelty on suspicion of shooting a horse, Maxwell said.

“Not exactly sure what he wanted or what his motive was in doing this, other than he’s just angry about a lot of different things,” he said.

“It didn’t look like he was going to surrender or exit the vehicle,” Maxwell said. “He expressed repeatedly that he was going to end his life, so the decision was made to go ahead and get him out of the vehicle.”

All public schools in the Archuleta County School District, which are close to the standoff, were canceled Wednesday. It was the second day of school.

The schools were placed on “lockout” Tuesday, meaning no one could enter or leave the schools. Police escorted students to buses and to parent pick-up locations at the end of the school day.